Notes

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Source: Original Vinyl


1. The One After 909 (Lennon/McCartney)
Cavern Rehearsal
1962
Ringo has confirmed playing the drums so this dates the tape to post August 1962 .

Liner notes: "EMI rehearsal". This is not true. This is a Cavern Rehearsal.

2. Catswalk (McCartney)
Cavern Rehearsal
1962
Ringo has confirmed playing the drums so this dates the tape to post August 1962 .

Liner notes: "EMI rehearsal". This is not true. This is a Cavern Rehearsal. This song was never recorded by The Beatles at EMI.

3. Bad To Me (Lennon/McCartney)
Acoustic Demo
May 1963
HR.36
Recorded mid-1963 (Apr-Jun ?)

4. How Do You Do It (Murray/Edmond)
Take 1
04 Sep 1962
Pre 'Session's Mix'

5. Do You Want To Know A Secret (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 7
11 Feb 1963

6. Leave My Kitten Alone (John/Turner/McDougal)
Take 4
14 Aug 1964
False start
Leave My Kitten Alone (John/Turner/McDougal)
Take 5
14 Aug 1964
Sessions Mix , Ending has been grafted on.

Master tape cuts off after the line 'well, I told you big, bad bulldog'.

7. If You've Got Trouble (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 1
External
18 Feb 1965
This is NOT the "Sessions" mix, it's an external recording of a studio playback, which appeared here for the first time.

8. Shout (Isley/Isley/Isley)
TV
Around The Beatles
19 Apr 1964
Recorded at the IBC Studios in order to mime to them on the show 'Around the Beatles' broadcast 28th April 1964.

9. Medley Of Hits (unknown)
TV
19 Apr 1964
Recorded at the IBC Studios for them to mime to on the show 'Around The Beatles' broadcast 28th April 1964
Love Me Do (Lennon/McCartney)


10. National Health Cow (Lennon)
John reading "The National Health Cow"

11. Yes It Is (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 14
16 Feb 1965
Has John saying "Oh let's go, let's get out of here" edited onto the front, from an outtake of "I'm A Loser". The end of the take has the last line edited on from the record, at the wrong speed. Ugh!

12. Paperback Writer (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 2
13 Apr 1966
SS.PM2.03.02
Stereo Mix after numerous overdubs.

13. Your Mother Should Know (Lennon/McCartney)
Take 8
22 Aug 1967
SS.MMT.05.08
Truncated should run for 2:29.
Take 9 (the released take) was a reduction mix of this Take onto which numerous overdubs were made.

Has the last line "Yeah!" edited on from the record, also at the wrong speed.

14. Birthday (Lennon/McCartney)
Regular
Out Of Phase
18 Sep 1968
OUTFAKE, out of phase dub of released take

15. Goodbye (McCartney)
Demo
Feb 1969

16. I've Got A Feeling (Lennon/McCartney)
Get Back Session
27 Jan 1969
DDSI 27.11
was DDSI27.11

17. I Me Mine (Harrison)
Take 16
03 Jan 1970
After overdubs of electric guitar, electric piano, organ , 2nd acoustic guitar and new lead and backing vocals.

BUT before the Phil Spector Overdubs.

18. A Day In The Life (Lennon/McCartney)
RS Unknown
Take 6, 7 & Edit Piece 9
20 Jan 1967
SS.SGT.13.0607.RSa
This alternate stereo mix (# unknown) is very much like the official release except for some details. John's count in still present.
Unlike the other previous attempts, this one is complete and features the Edit Piece 9 (note that some bootlegs present this version without the edit piece 9)

Stereo mix with clean intro and countdown of an Edit of Take 6 & 7 as the Commercial Version.

Takes 6 & 7 + edit piece 9, RS # unknown, 22 feb 67